Tom Rooney

Thomas Joseph "Tom" Rooney (21 November 1970-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R-FL 16) from 3 January 2009 to 3 January 2013 (succeeding Tim Mahoney and preceding Vern Buchanan) and from 3 January 2013 (succeeding Frederica Wilson).

Biography
Thomas Joseph Rooney was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1970, and he served in the US Army JAG Corps on active duty from 2000 to 2004 and in the reserve from 2004 to 2008. That year, he was elected to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 16th congressional district, and he was backed by the Tea Party movement. Rooney held typical conservative views.